Map of Tyrone town, Oklahoma

Tyrone is a town in northeastern Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 762 at the 2010 census.

Tyrone town overview:
Name:	Tyrone town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Texas County
Elevation:	2,920 ft (890 m)
Total Area:	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km²)
Land Area:	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	729
Population Density:	1,727.49/sq mi (666.58/km²)
ZIP code:	73951
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4075750
GNISfeature ID:	1099138

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History

The town was reportedly named by a railway vice president when the railroad passed through the area. It was named after Tyrone, Pennsylvania, where the V.P.’s mother lived. The towns on the railway in Texas County (see below) were 10 miles apart, either for the distance between railroad worker camps, or because of needs for water by locomotives at that distance apart. Nearby Shades Well (three miles northeast) was the trailhead for many cattle drives in the late 19th century. It was larger than Dodge City for a time, and still has mounds of broken glass from beer and whisky bottles consumed by drovers. The trailhead later moved again and it was abandoned.